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A Pilot Study of a Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy Intervention in Outpatients With Cancer.

The American journal of hospice & palliative care
September 1, 2018
Salimah H Meghani et al. (7 authors)
Journal ArticleHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to assess the effects of an 8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention on symptoms, sleep quality, health-related quality of life, sense of coherence, and spirituality in cancer outpatients.

Results Summary

The study found significant improvements in depression, comprehensibility (a subscale of SOC), and spirituality (peace, meaning, and faith), but no significant changes in physical functioning, pain, sleep, tiredness, drowsiness, nausea, or appetite.

Population

Outpatients with cancer (n = 18).

Effective Dosage

Not specified.

Duration

8 weeks.

Interactions

None mentioned.

Extracted Claims (12)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out
decrease
depression
outpatients with cancer
-
statistically significant improvements
#1
8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out
increase
comprehensibility subscale of the SOC
outpatients with cancer
-
statistically significant improvements
#2
8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out
increase
peace subscale of spirituality
outpatients with cancer
-
statistically significant improvements
#3
8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out
increase
meaning subscale of spirituality
outpatients with cancer
-
statistically significant improvements
#4
8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out
increase
faith subscale of spirituality
outpatients with cancer
-
statistically significant improvements
#5
8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out
no change
physical functioning
outpatients with cancer
-
no significant changes
#6
8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out
no change
pain
outpatients with cancer
-
no significant changes
#7
8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out
no change
sleep
outpatients with cancer
-
no significant changes
#8
8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out
no change
tiredness
outpatients with cancer
-
no significant changes
#9
8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out
no change
drowsiness
outpatients with cancer
-
no significant changes
#10
8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out
no change
nausea
outpatients with cancer
-
no significant changes
#11
8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out
no change
appetite
outpatients with cancer
-
no significant changes
#12
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients with cancer frequently experience physical and psychological distress that can worsen their quality of life. OBJECTIVES: We assessed the outcomes of an 8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out, on symptoms, sleep quality, health-related quality of life, sense of coherence (SOC), and spirituality in outpatients with cancer. METHODS: A 1-group, pre-post intervention design with repeated measures at baseline, week 4, and week 8. RESULTS: Despite a small pilot sample (n = 18), we found large effect sizes and statistically significant improvements from week 1 to week 8 in depression, the comprehensibility subscale of the SOC, and each subscale of spirituality, that is, peace, meaning, and faith. There were no significant changes in physical functioning, pain, sleep, tiredness, drowsiness, nausea, and appetite. CONCLUSIONS: The MBAT intervention, Walkabout, seems to meet key palliative care goals including improvement in emotional well-being, comprehensibility, and meaning making among outpatients with cancer.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAgedArt TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedMindfulnessNeoplasmsPilot ProjectsQuality of LifeSleepSpiritualityStress, Psychological
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality60/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations16
Citations/Year2.3
Relative Citation Ratio1.17
NIH Percentile56.1%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.50
Weight Score1.77
Normalized Score0.62